The 1996 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Billy Joe, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. Florida A&M completed their season with a loss against Troy State in the NCAA Division I-AA First Round.
| 1996 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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MEAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 25–29 vs. Troy State | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 12 |
| Record | 9–3 (7–0 MEAC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Gulf Coast |
| Home stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Florida A&M $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Howard | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Tennessee State* | W 35–20 | 31,782 | [1] | ||
| September 7 | Tuskegee* | W 56–0 | 24,726 | [2] | ||
| September 21 | at No. 6 Jackson State* | No. 22 | L 9–16 | 38,500 | [3] | |
| September 28 | Howard | No. 21 |
| W 21–20 | 7,741 | [4] |
| October 5 | vs. Hampton | No. 21 | W 59–58 6OT | 62,037 | [5] | |
| October 12 | North Carolina A&T | No. 16 |
| W 24–23 | [6] | |
| October 19 | at Delaware State | No. 15 | W 47–26 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | Morgan State | No. 12 |
| W 83–12 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Southern* | No. 13 | L 17–21 | 15,969 | [9] | |
| November 16 | vs. South Carolina State | No. 16 |
| W 20–6 | 24,800 | [10] |
| November 23 | vs. Bethune–Cookman | No. 13 | W 41–7 | [11] | ||
| November 30 | at No. 5 Troy State* | No. 12 | L 29–25 | 10,200 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ↑ "Showing strength of Sampson". Tallahassee Democrat. September 1, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "FAMU rips imitator 56–0". St. Petersburg Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Jackson State defeats turnover-prone FAMU". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 22, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rattlers maintain dominance of Howard". Florida Today. September 29, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Florida A&M wins one long affair". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Errant kick gives FAMU tense win over Aggies". Greensboro News & Record. October 13, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Florida A&M rattles Hornets". The News Journal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fla. A&M hammers Morgan State, 83–12". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "FAMU falls short st Southern, 21–17". The Orlando Sentinel. November 10, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sampson lifts Florida A&M". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 17, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "It was a Classic mismatch". St. Petersburg Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Trojans avoid being bitten by Rattlers". The Dothan Eagle. December 1, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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